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🌱 Urban park

The Island

5 ha

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PlayDogsCycling
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.70438, -2.90813

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Best for

5 activities

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 42

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Clytha and Coed y Bwnydd walk, East WalesWalking route12 km▾

Ramble through an 18th-century estate, taking in the River Usk & Coed y Bwnydd – the largest & best preserved hillforts in Monmouthshire. There are views of the Sugar Loaf, Usk Valley & Clytha Castle, one of Wales's most outstanding 18th-century follies.

Named routeLength 12 kmDuration 04:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

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30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Route 423Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 423National Cycle Network
Route 466Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 466National Cycle Network
Route 32Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 32Regional cycle route
Route 30Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route

About this urban park

The Island is a urban park covering 5 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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Football pitch on The Island

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Football pitch on The Island

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Café

Sprockwobbles · 284m

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Parking

Usk Island · Free · 153m

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Playground

2 · 110m away

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Toilets

210m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

💧Llandegfedd ReservoirReservoir4.6 km→⛪St Francis Xavier Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds300 m→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds600 m→💧Llandegfedd ReservoirReservoir4.6 km→⛪St Madoc's ChurchReligious grounds1 km→⚽The IslandPlaying field0 m→